Afghan Shashkas

Jim McDougall · 27th June 2005, 05:07 AM

Hi Kirill,
I guess I could have worded that better

What I meant was not that Georgians did not use shashkas, but the only Georgian form I've seen is the strange sharply canted and hooked pommel type referred to as 'Mingrelian'. These are extremely rare and I've seen them in illustrations, but I hadn't seen a standard form shashka attributed to Georgia. Obviously if everyone else in all the surrounding regions adopted the shashka they must have had them as well.Thank you for posting the link to that thread.

Good observations on the physique perspective and interesting notes on the heft of the Caucasian shashkas, these guys were incredible swordsmen and its fascinating to hear about these competitions.
All the best,
Jim

27th June 2005, 05:07 AM	#7
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,590	Hi Kirill, I guess I could have worded that better What I meant was not that Georgians did not use shashkas, but the only Georgian form I've seen is the strange sharply canted and hooked pommel type referred to as 'Mingrelian'. These are extremely rare and I've seen them in illustrations, but I hadn't seen a standard form shashka attributed to Georgia. Obviously if everyone else in all the surrounding regions adopted the shashka they must have had them as well.Thank you for posting the link to that thread. Good observations on the physique perspective and interesting notes on the heft of the Caucasian shashkas, these guys were incredible swordsmen and its fascinating to hear about these competitions. All the best, Jim